§ 1107.Generally

This section is the general filing-and-service rule for the "prerogative" writs -- review, mandate, and prohibition -- covered by this Title. An application for any of them must be accompanied by proof that a copy was served on the respondent and on the real party in interest named in the application, following the ordinary civil-motion service rules in Chapter 5 (commencing with § 1010) of Title 14 of Part 2.

There's a carve-out for one kind of mandate proceeding: when the writ is sought under § 1088.5, the action can instead be filed and served like an ordinary civil action under Part 2 (commencing with § 307). When the real party in interest is a board or commission, service goes to the presiding officer, the secretary, or a majority of the board's or commission's members.

Once served and filed, the real party in interest or the respondent -- or both -- get five days to serve and file points and authorities opposing the writ. But the court isn't locked into that timeline: for good cause, it can grant the application ex parte, skipping notice and service altogether.

Two categories fall outside this section entirely: applications for habeas corpus, and applications for writs of review directed at the Industrial Accident Commission or the Public Utilities Commission, both of which have their own specialized review procedures elsewhere in the law.